Finnish
Etymology
Short form of Aleksanteri (“Alexander”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑnteri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝n̪t̪e̞ri]
- Rhymes: -ɑnteri
- Syllabification(key): San‧te‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): San‧te‧ri
Proper noun
Santeri
- a male given name
2008, Niina Hakalahti, Uimataito, Tammi, →ISBN, page 250:—No mitä sinä sitten haluat?
—Jotakin yksinkertaista. Maija, Liisa, Leena. Santerilla on muuten hyvä nimi, mutta se Luca kyllä kaduttaa.- —So what do you want then?
—Something plain. Maija, Liisa, Leena. Santeri has an otherwise good name, but I do still regret Luca.
Declension
| Inflection of Santeri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Santeri
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Santerit
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| genitive
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Santerin
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Santerien Santereiden Santereitten
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| partitive
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Santeria
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Santereita Santereja
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| illative
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Santeriin
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Santereihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santeri
|
Santerit
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santeri
|
Santerit
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| gen.
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Santerin
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| genitive
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Santerin
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Santerien Santereiden Santereitten
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| partitive
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Santeria
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Santereita Santereja
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| inessive
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Santerissa
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Santereissa
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| elative
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Santerista
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Santereista
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| illative
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Santeriin
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Santereihin
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| adessive
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Santerilla
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Santereilla
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| ablative
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Santerilta
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Santereilta
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| allative
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Santerille
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Santereille
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| essive
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Santerina
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Santereina
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| translative
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Santeriksi
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Santereiksi
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| abessive
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Santeritta
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Santereitta
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| instructive
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—
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Santerein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santerini
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Santerini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santerini
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Santerini
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| gen.
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Santerini
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| genitive
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Santerini
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Santerieni Santereideni Santereitteni
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| partitive
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Santeriani
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Santereitani Santerejani
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| inessive
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Santerissani
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Santereissani
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| elative
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Santeristani
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Santereistani
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| illative
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Santeriini
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Santereihini
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| adessive
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Santerillani
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Santereillani
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| ablative
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Santeriltani
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Santereiltani
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| allative
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Santerilleni
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Santereilleni
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| essive
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Santerinani
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Santereinani
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| translative
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Santerikseni
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Santereikseni
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| abessive
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Santerittani
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Santereittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Santereineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santerisi
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Santerisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santerisi
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Santerisi
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| gen.
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Santerisi
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| genitive
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Santerisi
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Santeriesi Santereidesi Santereittesi
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| partitive
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Santeriasi
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Santereitasi Santerejasi
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| inessive
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Santerissasi
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Santereissasi
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| elative
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Santeristasi
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Santereistasi
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| illative
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Santeriisi
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Santereihisi
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| adessive
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Santerillasi
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Santereillasi
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| ablative
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Santeriltasi
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Santereiltasi
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| allative
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Santerillesi
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Santereillesi
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| essive
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Santerinasi
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Santereinasi
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| translative
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Santeriksesi
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Santereiksesi
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| abessive
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Santerittasi
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Santereittasi
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Santereinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santerimme
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Santerimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santerimme
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Santerimme
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| gen.
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Santerimme
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| genitive
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Santerimme
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Santeriemme Santereidemme Santereittemme
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| partitive
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Santeriamme
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Santereitamme Santerejamme
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| inessive
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Santerissamme
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Santereissamme
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| elative
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Santeristamme
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Santereistamme
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| illative
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Santeriimme
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Santereihimme
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| adessive
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Santerillamme
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Santereillamme
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| ablative
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Santeriltamme
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Santereiltamme
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| allative
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Santerillemme
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Santereillemme
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| essive
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Santerinamme
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Santereinamme
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| translative
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Santeriksemme
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Santereiksemme
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| abessive
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Santerittamme
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Santereittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
|
— |
Santereinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Santerinne
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Santerinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santerinne
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Santerinne
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| gen.
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Santerinne
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| genitive
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Santerinne
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Santerienne Santereidenne Santereittenne
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| partitive
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Santerianne
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Santereitanne Santerejanne
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| inessive
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Santerissanne
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Santereissanne
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| elative
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Santeristanne
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Santereistanne
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| illative
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Santeriinne
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Santereihinne
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| adessive
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Santerillanne
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Santereillanne
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| ablative
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Santeriltanne
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Santereiltanne
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| allative
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Santerillenne
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Santereillenne
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| essive
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Santerinanne
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Santereinanne
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| translative
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Santeriksenne
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Santereiksenne
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| abessive
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Santerittanne
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Santereittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Santereinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Santerinsa
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Santerinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Santerinsa
|
Santerinsa
|
| gen.
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Santerinsa
|
| genitive
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Santerinsa
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Santeriensa Santereidensa Santereittensa
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| partitive
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Santeriaan Santeriansa
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Santereitaan Santerejaan Santereitansa Santerejansa
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| inessive
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Santerissaan Santerissansa
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Santereissaan Santereissansa
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| elative
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Santeristaan Santeristansa
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Santereistaan Santereistansa
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| illative
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Santeriinsa
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Santereihinsa
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| adessive
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Santerillaan Santerillansa
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Santereillaan Santereillansa
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| ablative
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Santeriltaan Santeriltansa
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Santereiltaan Santereiltansa
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| allative
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Santerilleen Santerillensa
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Santereilleen Santereillensa
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| essive
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Santerinaan Santerinansa
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Santereinaan Santereinansa
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| translative
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Santerikseen Santeriksensa
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Santereikseen Santereiksensa
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| abessive
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Santerittaan Santerittansa
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Santereittaan Santereittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Santereineen Santereinensa
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Statistics
- Santeri is the 110th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 6,003 male individuals (and as a middle name to 10,640 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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